Store counter fixture



Au 23, 1932. cfw. GREEN 11 87 5,

STORE COUNTER FIXTURE Filed Feb. 9. 19,29

INVENTOR.

- CHARLIS W GREEN BY M I 4 'fioms s. I

Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED V STATES PATENT cri ics;

CHARLES: W. GREEN, OF ILION, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY. MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,To 3 THE NATIONAL CASE MARYLAND Application filed Fe b ruary 9,1929.Serial No. 338,657. I

The presentinvention pertains to a combined' shelf and lighting fixture,especially for'use as an attachment to store counters. The problem ofproviding. adequate space 51 on store counters for the purpose ofdisplaying goods andof serving customers is ever increasing, especiallyin retail stores dealing in small articleswhere large volumes of smallmerchandise are daily placed on'the counters; It is found that the topof the ordinary store counter affords a space very effective forpurposes of display, but when this space is so used, valuable space forvend mg, 1. e., the transfer of art1cles and money between clerk andcustomer, is usurped thereby.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary shelfof novel construe tion conveniently located adjacent the main counterfor the purpose of providing additional space forreceiving articles andmoney beingtransferred between clerk and custom" er, andfor efiectivelydisplaying goods.

Also, it is found to be highly desirable to provide an efficientlighting'arrangement to adequately illuminate, at close range,'the topof themain counter to enhance a display of goods placed thereon. It isanother object of the present invention to provide a light- 0 ingfixture positioned to efficiently illuminate the .top of the counter atclose range, 1 without obstructing the customers and clerks view of thetop of the counter.

A further object of the present invention contemplates a constructionwhereby such.

an auxiliary shelf and efliciently disposed lighting fixture may becombined into a single unit, be sturdily mounted but readily g;detachable, and attached to the main counter in a manner to utilize aminimum amount of space.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists of the novelcombinations and arrangements of parts as illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and more fully described hereinafter.

In the drawing: 7

7 Fig. 1 is a plan view of the combined shelf and lighting fixture of myinvention, certain REGISTER COMPANY, OF- DAYTON, OHIO, A GORPORATIQN OFj sTon-E COUNTER rixrunn partsof the shelfbeingremoved for clarity ofillustration.

Fig. 2 isa side elevation, partly in section,

the '00 showing the assembly of my combined shelf and: lighting fixtureand the attachment 5'5 my invention is adapted to be attached. The storecounter chosen for illustration houses interiorly an auxiliary displayshelf 11.. For the purpose of illumination, an electrical conduit 12 isconveniently mounted on an inner Wall of the counter, and is connectedtoa source of current supply.

Asa supportfor my combined shelf and lighting fixture, I provide ahollow *pipe standard18, which is secured at its lower end to thecounter by clamps and brackets. A spacing bracket 14, shown in detail inFig. 4, comprises apiece of sheet metal bent at right angles at itsextremities into extending portionsl5 and formed with concavities 16 fora snug engagement with the side of the pipe standard-'13. Clamp l7.surrounding an adjacent portion of the pipe standard, firmly holds thepipe standard in place abutting the bracket 14, the clamp being'securedto the counter by means of screws 19, or their equivalents, passingthrough ape'rturesin the flange portions 18 of the clamp. In Fig. 2 thelower portion of the pipe standard is seen to be angularly bent to bereceived in a recess 20'formed in the upper side of a bracket plate 21,which is secured by such a means as screws 22 to the auxiliary shelf 11of the counter. The bracket plate 21 is shown in detail in Fig. 6. Aclamp bolted to bracket plate 21, as shown in Fig;

2-, securelyclamping the lower end of pipe 23, shown in detail in Fig.7, is e The pipe standard 13 is bent at its upperextremity so that itsend portion lies in a substantially horizontal plane, as shown in Fig.2, in a position above the counter. The upper end of the pipe standardis threaded as at 24. to bereceived by internal threads in a coupling25. A set screw 26 serves to securely clamp the coupling in a readilydetachable engagement with the pipe standard.

This coupling serves the double purpose of attaching the shelf andlighting fixture together and of securely mounting the combinedstructure on the standard, as will be more fully explained hereinafter.

My new shelf, indicated generally at 27, is formed from sheet metal intoa rectangular frame having downwardly extending side portions 28 andinwardly extending front and rear flange portions 29. The flangeportions 29 form a seat to receive metal plate 30 on top of which ispositioned a glass plate 31 to form an auxiliary shelf. The metal plate30 and glass plate 31 are shown in position in Fig. 2, but for clarityof illustration of other parts, have been removed in the showing of Fig.1.

Extending; transversely through the center of the shelf frame 27 is abrace piece 32, angularly bent at its ends and secured to the sides ofthe frame by any suitable means such as riveting or welding. This bracepiece serves not only as a strengthening brace for the shelf frame butalso as a means for rigid attachment to the coupling 25. The brace piecemay be detachably secured to the coupling by any suitable means, suchas, for example,.screw bolts At the central portion of brace piece 32,adjacent its point of attachment to the coupling, the brace is cut away,as best seen in Fig. 3, to facilitate the attachment of a lighting unitto the coupling 25. One end of the pipe plug 3 1 threadedly engages theinterior of the coupling 25 and the other end threadedly engages andsupports the lighting unit. Set screws similar to'inember 26, may beused, if desired, to insure a rigid attachment of the plug and coupling.

The lighting unit per se, including a socket 35, reflector 40 and lamps,is of a well known type, and it is to be understood that various typesof lighting units may be used in my invention. For the purpose ofillustration, I have shown a double socket 35 receiving two electriclamps 36 and 37. The socket shown for use in the illustrated embodimentof my invention is formed with an integral extending portion 38 which issecured to the pipe plug 34 preferably by threaded engagement betweenthe pipe plug and the light socket portion 38 and by the addition of aset screw 39 (Figs. 1 and 2). I prefer to use a curved, elongated metaltype of reflector, such as is indicated at i0, such reflector beingadjusted and held in place on the lamp socket by means of clamps 41 and42. Electric current is furnished to the lamps by a flexible insulatedconductor which passes through the hollow portions of the pipe standard,coupling, plug and socket, being connected at one end with the lamps,and at the other end with the supply source in conduit 12,

preferably by a socket and detachable plug connection.

It will be seen that by the present invention I have provided a combinedshelf and lighting fixture with a simplified means for combining theshelf and lighting unit, as well as a mounting for the same andattachment thereof to a store counter, a minimum amount of counter spacebeingtaken up for attachment, additional valuable display and vendingspace being made available, and a fixture for efficient illumination ofthe counter at close range being provided.

, It will be understood that the various changes in some or all of theparts of the invention as illustrated by the preferred embodiment maybe. made without departing from the invention as hereinafter claimed.

frame, and means for securing said brace standard. 1

CHARLES W. GREEN/L member to said

